Exodus 2:22 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And she bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
World English Bible (WEB)
She bore a son, and he named him Gershom,{"Gershom" sounds like the Hebrew for "an alien there."} for he said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Gershom, for he said, `A sojourner I have been in a strange land.'
| And she bare | וַתֵּ֣לֶד | wattēled | va-TAY-led |
| him a son, | בֵּ֔ן | bēn | bane |
| called he and | וַיִּקְרָ֥א | wayyiqrāʾ | va-yeek-RA |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| his name | שְׁמ֖וֹ | šĕmô | sheh-MOH |
| Gershom: | גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֑ם | gērĕšōm | ɡay-reh-SHOME |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | kee |
| he said, | אָמַ֔ר | ʾāmar | ah-MAHR |
| I have been | גֵּ֣ר | gēr | ɡare |
| stranger a | הָיִ֔יתִי | hāyîtî | ha-YEE-tee |
| in a strange | בְּאֶ֖רֶץ | bĕʾereṣ | beh-EH-rets |
| land. | נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ | nokriyyâ | noke-ree-YA |